BT reveals UK test areas for 330Mbps direct fibre connections

BT has revealed plans to test its lightning-fast "FTTP (Fibre To The
Premises) on Demand" broadband in areas like High Wycombe and
Cornwall. This lets power users beg BT to link a fibre cable
directly to their home.

BT already offers Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC), where a fibre
cable runs from the exchange to a roadside box nearer to end-users'
premises. That gets you speeds of about 80Mbps. Run that fibre from
the exchange to a router, and you'll get staggering speeds of up to
330Mbps.

It's aimed at small and medium businesses (especially due to its
£1000+ installation fee). Those in the trial will have to assist BT's
Openreach branch with the cost of deployment.

The first trial will run from July 2012 to early 2013. It will
be offered to Communications Provider (CP) customers in parts of
High Wycombe and Bristol South, as well as in previous trial
locations St Agnes and Cornwall. Edinburgh's Waverley exchange will be added in
September 2012.

Then, from March to May 2013, BT will test a new automated order
process. This will also see the pilot extend to parts of Watford,
Cardiff, Basingstoke, and Manchester Central.

BT has delivered fibre to ten million premises in the UK, and
plans to cover two thirds of British buildings by the end of 2014.
In the near future, BT will make fibre available to a further 98 exchange areas, as part of its £2.5bn
roll-out.

Comments

Riddle me this: what do you call the product, as the VDSL based, fibre to the cabinet product is sold as "fibre" already? The actual fibre? Really truly fibre? The this time no kidding, wall socket glowing in the dark, practically unlimited capacity, light in the fibre optic all the way to your home, fibre?